Opportunity to Increase Seafood Safety
NORWAY - Seafood is naturally rich in selenium, but it may also contain the environmental pollutant methylmercury. New research indicates that methylmercury is less...

Microbiological Quality of Shellfish Good, Says NIFES
NORWAY - National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has determined the content of undesirable substances and microorganisms in samples of shellfish...

The Shelf Life of Cod: Farmed and Wild
NORWAY - Does fillet from farmed cod and wild cod have different shelf life in iced storage when filleted pre-rigor? This has been assessed in a report by Nofima...

Nofima: Tracing Origin and Labelling History
NORWAY - To trace the food's origin, a system is required to capture the food's history all the way from the farm or fishing boat to your plate.

Norwegian Feed Report Monitors Fish Safety
NORWAY - Feed and feed raw materials may contain undesirable substances, which again may be transferred to the fish. Therefore, the feed surveillance programme contributes...

New Toxins Found in Shellfish
NORWAY - Trine-Lise Torgersen described in her doctorate new variants of diarrhoea-causing toxins in mussels, oysters and crabs.

Study Examines Purity of Norwegian Shellfish
NORWAY - The level of undesirable substances and microorganisms in shellfish from Norwegian waters was examined by the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood...

Fry Production: Getting the Salt Content Right
NORWAY - Fresh research shows it is best to be careful with the use of salt in fry production, whilst earlier studies indicate that more than half of all fry...

Nofima Fight Malnutrition with Herring Milt
NORWAY - Food products containing herring milt may in the future contribute to fighting malnutrition.

Norway Boosts Disease Resistant Shrimp and Carp
NORWAY - New genetic technologies are being developed by Norwegian and Indian scientists to give tiger shrimp and rohu carp improved resistance against disease.

Arsenic in Blue Mussels of the Norwegian Fjords
NORWAY - The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has measured the level of inorganic arsenic in farmed blue mussels from Norwegian fjords....